McDowell County Farm Bureau INC

Not tax-deductible

Marion, NC501(c)(5)Since 1963Mutual / membership EIN 56-0816021Revenue $164K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 7, 2026

On file with the IRSMarion, NCTax-exempt since Aug 1965

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Private, non-profit organization created to develop, foster, promote and protect programs for the welfare of Farm people, including their economic, social and educational well-being.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-0816021) · Dispute this line
501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 268 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
6.2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $403K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
6.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$164K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$143K
Net assets
$649K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$164K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$164K
Expenses
$143K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$143K
Net assets
$649K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$590K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$624K
FY2024$626K
FY2025$649K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1965.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
V-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports farmers' economic, social, and educational well-being through program development and promotion.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Agricultural leadership development -planned, conducted and supported activities for youth and adults involved in agriculture that provided opportunities to explore the agricultural industry and develop leadership skills.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-0816021) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

Public Awareness Activities

To inform the public of the importance of agriculture to the economy of the county. Coordinated and helped to sponser events with other agriculture and community groups to raise the public awareness of agricultural enterprises within the county and to increase farmer's production knowledge.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-0816021) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

Policy development- members working in committees involved at the county, district and state levels to identify issues important to the well being of agriculture and developing public policies on such issues to pursue through the legislative and regulatory process.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-0816021) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 7 grants · $70K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000
McDowell County SchoolsFY2020$6,538

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$143K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$649K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K
Total assetsLn 16$649K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$172K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$403K
Total assetsLn 16$649K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$649K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6268
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$73K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$380K$403K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$179K$172K
Total assetsLn 16$626K$649K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$626K$649K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$875
Office expensesLn 13$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$75K
InsuranceLn 23$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$346
Total functional expensesLn 25$143K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 7, 2026 $164K$143K$21K$649K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2025 $154K$152K$2K$626K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2024 $157K$146K$10K$624K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2023 $151K$139K$13K$607K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2022 $146K$127K$19K$614K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 $156K$138K$17K$590K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $164,044 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $131,375$130,238
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,457$21,360
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,010$12,446
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $153,842$164,044
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,800$24,300
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,091$118,534
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $151,891$142,834
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,951$21,210
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,044 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$130,050
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,238
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,637$17,637
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,446$12,446
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,723$3,723
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,723 · Excluded from tax $30,083$164,044
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,834 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$12,300
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$12,000
IX-11c Accounting fees$875
IX-13 Office expenses$4,208
IX-16 Occupancy$3,517
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$9,714
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$75,487
IX-23 Insurance$1,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$22,927
IX-24e All other expenses$346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$142,834
Part X · Balance sheet $649,172 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,292$69,766
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,541$3,545
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $179,039$172,415
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $380,476$403,446
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $626,348$649,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $626,348$649,172
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $626,348$649,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $626,348$649,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $649,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,044
XI-2 Total expenses$142,834
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,210
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$626,348
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,614
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$649,172

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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